Legislature(2005 - 2006)BUTROVICH 205
03/06/2006 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB274 | |
| SB297 | |
| HB167 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| = | SB 274 | ||
| = | SB 297 | ||
| = | HB 167 | ||
SB 297-CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERM. FUND DIVIDENDS
CHAIR GENE THERRIAULT announced SB 297 to be up for
consideration. He asked for a motion to adopt Version L.
SENATOR WAGONER moved Version L as the working document and
there was no objection.
9:41:57 AM
HEATHER BRAKES, Staff to Senator Therriault, outlined the
following changes:
· Page 2, line 1 - contribution amounts begin at $50 rather
than $10. She mentioned there was some interest in amending
the minimum contribution to $25.
· Page 2, line 5 - allows the applicant to prioritize
contributions to particular organizations.
· Page 2, lines 17 and 24 - provides the date by which the
organization must contact the department to be included on
the list for the following January. She noted that the
September 1 date might be too far out and amending to
August has been suggested.
· Page 3, line 14 - adds the requirement for a financial
audit with an unqualified opinion from an independent CPA
if the organization's annual budget exceeds $250,000.
· Page 3, lines 21-27 - provides that a public agency filing
for a dividend on behalf of a child in custody may not
elect to contribute the dividend away. Subsection (g) adds
an annual reporting requirement so the legislature has an
idea how much is elected for contribution and to which
organizations.
9:46:39 AM
CHAIR THERRIAULT moved Amendment 1. On page 2, lines 17 and 24
change September 1 to August 1.
SHARON BARTON, Director of the Permanent Fund Dividend Division
in the Department of Revenue, said when she testified that the
August 1 time might be too short, she hadn't heard from the
United Way, the agency that would be handling the program
through the Rasmuson Foundation. She has since received the
fiscal note and it assumes a 10-month lead-time for processing
the applications through to a list. She noted that at a higher
cost the timeline could be shortened. Acknowledging that she
didn't have the particulars she said it's clear that it will
take more time than originally envisioned.
CHAIR THERRIAULT questioned whether she was referring to the
United Way organization.
MS. BARTON clarified she spoke with Michelle Brown who Rasmuson
had asked to calculate the costs for soliciting organizations,
processing the applications, putting the list together, and
distributing the money to the organizations. She hadn't spoken
to Dianne Kaplan with the Rasmussen Foundation.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked if changing the date to August would
allow enough lead-time.
MS. BARTON responded it wouldn't help very much.
CHAIR THERRIAULT withdrew Amendment 1.
9:50:56 AM
CHAIR THERRIAULT referenced a question from the previous hearing
and clarified that school districts are not classified as
501(c)(3), they're 501(c)(4)s and 501(c)(6)s so money that would
potentially accrue to a school district would not impact the
local contribution requirement.
MS. BRAKES agreed.
SENATOR THERRIAULT summarized and commented on the changes: the
audit having no qualification makes sense; requiring a list and
what money the organization has been able to generate is
information the Legislature will want; not allowing someone in
state personnel to check a box and make a contribution on a
minor's application makes sense; there is the issue of adding
back a $25 contribution; the Rasmuson Foundation is interested
in having a paper application but he would like to avoid that
expense at this point.
SENATOR THERRIAULT found there were no further questions or
comments and asked for a motion.
9:53:24 AM
SENATOR WAGONER motioned to report CSSB 297(STA) and attached
fiscal notes from committee with individual recommendations.
SENATOR DAVIS questioned moving the bill on to the Finance
Committee before receiving the information that had been
discussed.
CHAIR THERRIAULT said he wouldn't ask for a Finance hearing
until he had received input from United Way regarding how much
lead-time they would need.
SENATOR DAVIS did not object.
CHAIR THERRIAULT announced that without objection, CSSB 297(STA)
would move from committee.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|